Acute respiratory distress syndrome in mechanically ventilated patients with community-acquired pneumonia

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In patients with community-acquired pneumonia, the incidence of acute respiratory distress syndrome based on the Berlin definition was 2% among all patients in hospital, 13% among patients in intensive care, and 29% among patients receiving mechanical ventilation. Acute respiratory distress syndrome was not related to the aetiology or mortality in this population.

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